Archive for June 4th, 2009
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Public plan threatens bipartisan health deal (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama’s hopes for a bipartisan health deal seemed in jeopardy Thursday as GOP senators protested his renewed support for a new public health insurance plan, and a key Democratic chairman declared that such a plan would likely be in the Senate’s bill. -
GOP chastises Obama’s speech over Israeli-Palestinian issue
President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world on Thursday faced mixed reaction abroad — and a very clear directive at home from Republicans and conservatives: The United States cannot ruin its relationship with Israel.
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Number of roadside bombs surge in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – Insurgent use of roadside bombs in Afghanistan has surged 80 percent this year, remaining the No. 1 killer of foreign troops, a NATO official said Thursday.
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Man charged in threat against Obama
Federal prosecutors have charged a man with making threats against President Barack Obama after he allegedly told a bank employee in Utah he was on a mission to kill the president.
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Democrats punt on war bill (Politico)
Politico – Worried by their prospects in the House, Democrats postponed final action on a nearly $100 billion wartime spending bill until next week so as to buy more time for talks among lawmakers and the return of President Barack Obama from overseas.
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S.C. governor ordered to take stimulus money
South Carolina’s Supreme Court ordered Gov. Mark Sanford on Thursday to request $700 million in federal stimulus money aimed primarily at struggling schools.
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Man charged with threat against Obama in Utah (AP)
AP – Federal prosecutors have charged a man with making threats against President Barack Obama after he allegedly told a bank employee in Utah he was on a mission to kill the president.
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Obama in Egypt reaches out to Muslim world
President Obama delivered his long-awaited and wide-ranging speech Thursday on American and Muslim relations, offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures.
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Washington commemoration of Tiananmen overshadowed (AP)
AP – Activists and U.S. lawmakers looking to highlight the 20th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown at Tiananmen Square are finding their efforts overshadowed by the emergence of a China crucial to U.S. economic and diplomatic efforts around the world. -
American Muslims, Jews rate Obama’s speech
American Muslims reacted enthusiastically to President Obama’s much-anticipated effort to “reboot” relations with the Islamic world Thursday, while the U.S. Jewish community gave his speech mixed reviews.
